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Haurongo: Wilson, Colin James

Cole Wilson with the Tumbleweeds, singing 'Violets blue'

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Hear Cole Wilson with the Tumbleweeds, singing his own composition 'Violets blue'. This recording was made for 4YA in Dunedin to celebrate its silver jubilee in 1951. (3 min 14 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D4162

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Roy Colbert. 'Wilson, Colin James', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou January 2012. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/213/cole-wilson-with-the-tumbleweeds-singing-violets-blue (accessed 4 June 2026).